Preparing and

attending an
interview
Techniques to
Impress the interviewer
&
Get that job!

Professor Vinay Kalyan Parakala

Before the interview

Research
Company
Interviewer - agenda
Rehearse
Friends or Family or Teacher?
Mirror technique
Relax
The CYE, TADB & LOL techniques

At the interview
The 30 second judgment
Appearance
Smile
Handshake
Eye contact
Your Kit
Do not Waffle
The one sentence technique
Translation

Rapport The human factor

Being SMART Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant &

Time bound
Question & clarify

After the interview

The thank you note
The follow up
Frequency
How
Keep you options alive

THE INTERVIEW

Session 1
Tell us about yourself
Tell us about your qualifications
The company selects you for a deputation for

6 months but gives you the option of spending

6 months either in the US, London or Sydney.
Please choose where you would prefer to go
and why?
Question X

Session 2
Tell us about your family
As a business management student, what was

your favourite subject and why?

What do you foresee yourself as a
professional, at 40? How do you intend
achieving it?
Question X

Session 3
Are you closer to your family or your friends?
Please tell me, since the time that you

received this interviews invitation, what have

you done until you stepped into this room?
Why do you think you will succeed in our
company
Question X

Session 4
Tell me about your family
What are your strengths & weaknesses
I believe that Necessity is no longer the

Mother of invention Necessity is in the

current professional world, the Mother of
adaptation! Do you agree? Why?
Question X

THANK YOU